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4 out of 5 stars

Time Out says

A self-styled New York-style steakhouse that had discovered the secret of drawing in the Chelsea crowds - even though there's a no-booking policy.

This highly successful steakhouse with a ‘New York warehouse feel’ opened in 2002. Sophie is Sophie Bathgate, who is co-owner of the restaurant with Rupert Power. Sophie's has an approachably buzzy, accessibly upscale ambience.

The menu is shorter than those at many a steak restaurant, with just a handful each of starters, salads, and 'classics.' Here that word means everything that isn't made of grilled beef: tuna steak, ribs, etc. But of course steak is the star, a short selection of cuts, some served in two different forms (e.g. fillet steak and Chateaubriand). The beef is all native breeds, and the rib for the Sunday roast comes from the 'family farm' in Oxfordshire. It is aged and butchered on the premises in a meat hanging room.

The wine list is short and dominated, not surprisingly, by reds. The no-booking policy may force you to wait, as this place is very popular with locals, but there are more painful places to do it than the bar, with a 10-ounce Gibson or Chilli Martini in front of you.

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Sophie's Steakhouse & Bar says

The original Sophie's has recently undergone a refurbishment. Our new-look horseshoe bar is perfect for eating at or soaking up the lively atmosphere with a cocktail.

Serious about beef, we age and butcher native-breed British beef in our meat hanging room. Our big steaks are ideal for sharing and are grilled to perfection. We mince our classic hamburger and Black Angus steak burger in-house, and our seasonally-changing menu also features favourites such as pies, grilled fish, big fresh salads and phenomenal homemade puddings.

Our express menu, available noon-7pm, is terrific value and great for a speedy lunch. Sophie's is brilliantly located for a pre-/post-cinema bite, too. We also show all the football from Euro 2016.

Boy o boy is this a great place! Came here for an event and had a fabulous time with so much delicious food and good drinks and most of all the friendliest staff. To start we shared the artichoke (which was a little weird), smoked mackerel pate and beef salad. All were ok however none of the starters particularly tickled my fancy. The mains however were amazing - we shared tbone and sirloin that came with gravy and peppercorn sauce. So good! T bone was medium rare and chateaubriand rare - both cooked to perfection! With tonnes of aides. Their onion rings are great, chips not bad and salads pretty good but the best sides were the Parmesan courgettes and the mint broad bean salad - so good with the steaks! A bottle of house red washed it all down plus a lovely Apple cocktail to start. To finish we shared some desserts and I can highly recommend the cheesecake and brownie. Eton mess and the creme brûlée were good but nothing to shout about. Highly recommend this place for a big meal out with a group of people.

Have been coming here for over ten years. Never fails to deliver -- great food, friendly staff, buzzy atmosphere (and the occasional celeb -- have seen everyone from the late Norman Mailer to Kylie Minogue in here). Has just had a refurb and the meat fridge downstairs and new bar set-up make it even better. Love it!

One of my favourite places in Fulham. I've always had amazing service both at the bar and in the restaurant; the food is divine, hearty and well priced, the fit out is cosy and welcoming, and the drinks are delish! Do yourselves a favour and try their infamous chilli martini - mind-blowing!

Regarding the food, I found this to be an adequate steakhouse though nothing particularly special. The service, however, was substandard. Our waitress did not speak proper English and therefore brought my wife the wrong steak. I did not notice until the bill arrived, at which time I pointed out that I was being charged for something that I had not ordered. Rather than simply making it right, the waitress grew defensive and insisted that I had said something that I did not, in fact, say. It was ludicrous and a manager had to intervene.
There are much better restaurants in the neighbourhood, and for this reason I would not recommend this place.